1 A wheel and an axle together make a simple machine. 2  Wheels and axles are used to carry loads around easily, for long distances with very less effort. 3  A pulley consists of a wheel with a groove around it. 4  A rope can be passed through the groove.
In sociology and related social sciences, the idea of collective consciousness comes from the French theorist and sociologist Emile Durkheim. Collective consciousness is all about understanding what makes society work.
False Consciousness - The Concept of 'I' and 'Me'. There was one stumbling block to Marx's hope of a working-class revolution, and that was the fact that the working class did not see themselves as one unit, but individually, in terms of 'I' and 'me.' This is known as false consciousness.